English definition of “talk”

talk

verb

/tɔːk/

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SAY[I]A1to say things to someone: We were just talking about Simon's new girlfriend.The teacher's always telling him to stop talking.It was nicetalking to you.mainly USIt was nicetalking with you.Saying and utteringSaying again

talk about sth/doing sth›to think about or make plans to do something in the future: They're talking about building a new firestation just up the road.Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping

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Lies, lies, lies!

by Kate Woodford,

February 25, 2015

​​​ According to sociologists (=people who study the relationships between people living in groups), we are good at lying. As a species, we have developed a remarkable ability to deceive each other (= persuade each other that something false is true). Being able to say things that are not true can help with